Burner and the like



1,521,652" ca. SCHLUESSELBURG BURNER AND THE LIKE Filed July 9, 1925 57 I J7 5 H ||l I nnnmuunu i f 7% w A? l y z} I /5 27 l 1 /0 I 9 ,[nMeflZ-07 t prye 5671i. e s'elbazy Patented Jan. 6,1925.

UNITED GEORGE SOI-ILUESSELBURG, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONlil- I-IAILF TO I. T.

HARMON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BURNER AND THE LIKE.

Application filed July 9,

T aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE SoHLUnssEL- BURG, a citizen of the German Republic, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Burners and the like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has to do with certain improvements in burners and the like. A One of the features of the invention relat'es to the provision of a new and improved construction of the burner. In this connection one of the objects of the invention is to provide a burner construction which is very well adapted for burning such fuels as alcohol and kerosene without the use of a wick. In this connection, the construction is such that the fuel is thoroughly gasified before it passes through the burner plate, so that the combustion is practlcally perfect and results in the elimination of soot, smoke, and the attendant objections such as carbon deposit and lamp black.

In connection with the foregoing, a fur ther object of the invention is to provide an arrangement such that the burner plate above which the flame is normally generated can be readily heated before the stove is brought into definite operation, by the use of a very small portion of the fuel which is placed within the fuel receptacle. The

' parts are also so arranged that during this preliminary heating of the burner plate the same can be readily supported above the position of the burner by the same brackets which are afterwards used to support a kettle or other vessel which is being heated.

A further object of the invention is to so arrange the burner plate that it can be very easily and readily manipulated by the use of a simple tool so as to facilitate handling it when hot.

Other objects and uses of the invention will appear from a detailed description of the same, which consists in'the features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings:

The figure shows a vertical section through an outfit embodying the features of the present invention, the parts being assembled into the packing form ready for storage or carriage.

,The burner comprises a cylindrical vessel 1923. Serial No. 650,371.

tages of forming the bead around the central portion and at the same time making it possible to establish the upper portion of the fuel box from metal which is different from that of its lower portion.

A burner plate 12 is removably mounted on the upper portion of the fuel box. For this purpose said burner plate is made of the same general form as the fuel box, either circular or otherwise, and includes a flat horizontal plate 13 within which are formed a large number of relatively small holes 14 through which the gas is delivered to generate the flame. The plate 13 is preferably of larger size than the fuel box so as to extend a considerable distance beyond the limits of the fuel box; but the lower portion of the burner plate 13 is inturned as shown at 15,

and then extends downwardly in the form of a flange 16, of proper size and contour to seat snugly over the upper end of the fuel box. If desired,'the burner plate may also be provided with an annular recess 17 ex tending around its upper portion to accom" modate a tool by which it can be easily manipulated.

The normal position of the burner plate is that illustrated, where it is a unit with the fuel box and directly receives the gas generated within the latter. The burner plate can then be disconnected from the fuel box so as to permit the latter to be filled or emptied, and also to permit the burner plate to be supported above the fuel box during the initial heating operation. After the burner plate and fuel box have been sufficiently heated the burner plate is set down onto the fuel box intothe position shownin the figure. When thisis done, the flame will be extinguished but the temperature of the parts will be high enough to rapidly generate combustible gas which will pass up through the burner plate and can be ignited. a

The casing comprises the lower and upupwards.

per sections 21 and 22 respectively. The section 21 is preferably of cylindrical form and is provided wit-h a number of perforations 23 around its side wall so as to allow the necessary air for combustion to read y reach the burner and also to keep the draft generated by the heat of the burner moving Other openings 2 may also be provided in the floor 25 of the casing menr ber 21, if so desired.

Ordinarily, the central portion of the floor 25 will be depressed a slight distance, as shown at 2.6, to receive the lower end of the fuel box ,8. This, however, is optional and is illustrated as a matter of convenience for centering and holding the fuel box in place Without any operation.

The upper end of the lower casing sec tion 21 is preferably flanged outwards a slight distance, as shown at 27, so as to receive the edge portion of the circular wall of the upper casing section 22 when the two sections are brought together, as shown in the figure.

The upper casing section 22 is perferably provided with a pair of side handles 28 and 29 by means of -which it can be easily manipulated. These handles can be used to carry the entire outfit when assembled into the form shown in the figure; or they can be used to manipulate the upper easing section 22 when the same is used as a vessel for containing articles to be heated. When used as such a vessel the casing section 22 is first removed from the casing section 21 and is then inverted, so that its open end faces up wardly.

A cover plate 30 having a central knob or handle 31 may be provided for use in covering the casing section 22 when the latter is used as a cooking vessel. For this purpose the flange 32 of the cover section 30 is of proper size to receive the edge flange portion of the casing section 22when inverted. As a convenient means of carrying the cover section 30, the same can be set down over the closed end of the casing section 22 when the latter is used to constitute a closure for the casing. For this purpose the closed end of-the casing section 22 should be flanged inwardly a slight distance as shown at 33 in the figure, so that the parts will bear the proper relationship as concerns their size.

I prefer to provide a number of bracket members 34, 35 and 36 in the casing section, which bracket members are properly formed and placed to support the vessel to be heated at the proper position above the burner. For these purposes, the bracket members are provided with the inturned upper ends 37. These same bracket members may also be used to provide legs suitable to support the entire outfit when in service. For this purpose the lower ends of the bracket members are carried downthe proper distance and then reversely turned as shown at 38 in the different figures. The bracket members may for this purpose pass through some of the openings 24 in the floor 25 of the lower casing section 21.

It will be noted that with this bracket member, the bracket arms themselves are located inside of the casing and therefore do not interfere with other objects which may be packed alongside of the outfit. Furthermore, with this arrangement the bracket arms 37 are so related toeach other that they will be properly spaced to carry the casing member 22 when the same is used as a cooking vessel.

For purposes of convenience I have also illustrated a plate 39 of'proper size to set onto the bracket arms 37 and he supported thereby, so that this plate 39 can be heated by the flame for the purpose of frying or for other purposes. A handle 40 may be connected to the plate 39, which handle when used will reach downwardly from the plate when the latter is inverted and set into place on the bracket arms 37. The plate 39 can also be used to extinguish the flame by seating said plate 39 directly on the burner plate.-

It will be observed that the lower casing member 21 and the burner are so related to each other that when the upper casing member is removed, the burner is nevertheless effectively surrounded and protected by the lower casing section so as to largely eliminate the influence of drafts and wind.

lVhile I have herein shown and described only asingle embodiment of the features of my present invention, still I do not intend to limit myself to the same, except as I may do so in the claim.

I claim:

As a new article of manufacture a burner for a campers outfit comprising in com bination a circular cylindrical open topped fuel box adapted to receive fuel, and a burner plate adapted to seat on and cooperate with the upper portion of the fuel box, said burner plate being circular in form and of larger size than the fuel box and having a substantially flat top plate, to gether with an inwardly reaching and downwardly flanged lower portion establishing an annular chamber immediately. beneath the top plate and of larger size than the fuel boX and terminating in a downwardly extending collar of proper size to telescope snugly with respect to the fuel box, the top portion ofthe burner plate being provided with a plurality of relatively small perforations, whereby the burner plate may be telescoped with respect to the fuel boX to thereby cause the delivery of vaporized fuel through the perforations of the burner plate, substantially as described.

GEORGE SGHLUEgSELB-URG. 

